Anna Marie Wooldridge (August 6, 1930 – August 14, 2010),[1] known by her stage nameAbbey Lincoln, was an American jazzvocalist, songwriter, and actress, who wrote and performed her own compositions. She was a civil rights advocate during the 1960s.[1]

Lincoln was married from 1962 to 1970 to drummer Max Roach, whose daughter from a previous marriage, Maxine, appeared on several of Lincoln’s albums.

Lincoln died on August 14, 2010, in Manhattan at the age of 80. Her death was announced by her brother, David Wooldridge, who told the New York Times that she had died in a Manhattannursing home after suffering deteriorating health ever since undergoing open-heart surgery in 2007. No cause of death was officially given. She was cremated and her ashes were scattered.[8]